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Where does “Gleichheit” come from?

Gleichheit (German) comes from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Gleichheit (German): equality

Definitions

  1. equality

Ancestry of “Gleichheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
2Middle High German-heit—
3Old High German-heitnature, character
4Proto-West Germanic-haidu—
5Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

Words derived from “Gleichheit”

  • Ahnengleichheit
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